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Learning Through Enjoyment
ukawa Early Learning Centre is one of the most exciting
options for Wairarapa parents to give their children a
derful pre-school experience. The spacious centre is
erent to many other centres in the Wairarapa in that it has
undant indoor space and amazing facilities. Pohutukawa
ters for all age groups of children infants, toddlers and
oung children - and is extremely well-resourced with a
wide range of learning and play materials for all levels of
development.
The centre
offers the
ighest
quality early
childhood
education and
care for young
children that
attend the
centre. The
owners of the centre, Colette Clarkson, Janeen Bruce
and Paulette Hall also own Cole Street Early Learning
Centre. As they are extremely passionate about what
they do they decided to take this great opportunity
and convert the Pohutukawa Playhouse into a Early
Learning Centre for children 0-5 years old.
The Pohutukawa Early Learning Centre has a similar
philosophy as Cole
Street and they
strongly believe
n providing the
best environment
and education
for children. The
centre is licenced
for 29 children
and they believe
this provides an
optimal learning
environment for
children.
The owners have a
proven track record
of running successful
centres throughout the
area and are well-known to many in the Wairarapa community.
They pride themselves on building and maintaining excellent teacher/
parent/child relationships. Their programmes are based on childrens interests so they are always learning
through what they enjoy.
Pohutukawa staff actively aim to promote independence and
responsibility and extend the childrens
social skills. They promote problem-
solving skills and build on childrens
knowledge and enthusiasm for learning
by providing developmentally appropriate
learning opportunities.
Our three year old son loves all
aspects of the playhouse, in
particular the fantastic climbing
frame and the huge selection
of activity areas that keep
him occupied. The staff are
amazing, with the mixed age
range of children also being an
advantage for our only child.
Anna Campbell
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Your visit is welcome
12 Villa Street, Masterton  Phone 06 377 1000
Pohutukawa is lucky to have extremely
competent and highly qualifed teachers
in Collette Hutchby and David Below.
The female and male make-up in their
early childhood teaching is seen as a
huge asset in providing children with a
gender balanced environment. Both
Collette and David are passionate
about what they do and are
always endeavouring to meet the
individual needs of children. They
fundamentally appreciate that each
child is unqiue.
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PELC has been such a welcoming and easy place
for my toddler to settle into.
Having both female and male educators at PELC is
unique and provides great balance of education
for my toddler. Rebecca Tosswill (and Bella)
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Landscape Design and Construction Service
With over 30 years of experience
Paul August of Paul August
Landscape has managed to build
up an impressive array of skills in
the field of landscaping design
and construction.
The fact that clients keep coming
back time and time again is a
testament to his high quality and
professional work. Paul has a
passion for creating beautiful and
functional outdoor environments
for people and businesses.
Though he has seen trends in
landscaping come and go, he
uses his extensive knowledge
of plants and products that suit
Wairarapa conditions to ensure
the design works well for each
individual client.
He is able to design anything
from a quaint cottage garden
to a contemporary modern area
for entertaining. Paul is a bit of a
perfectionist, but the key to his
success is that he really listens to
what clients want and he always
delivers.
"Most clients come to me with
a general idea of what they
want.Iseeitasmyroletouse
my knowledge and experience
to open their eyes to the exciting
possibilities that exist for them.
The advantage of having a
design first, is that it saves costly
mistakes because there's a
cohesive plan to work from.
I see a successful design as one
that gives the client an outdoor
area that 'works' as well as
looks great. I want it to become
part of their everyday living - a
pleasurable place to be with
family and friends."
Paul is available for consultations
through to complete design and
construction.
"We provide a complete
consultation and design service
06-379 7587  0274 468256
for our clients - from a basic outline to
full planting plans. A lot of our work
comes from repeat clients, who had a
plan drawn up several years ago, and
then come back to get the work done
in stages.
I enjoy the satisfaction that comes
from a job well done and love seeing
the pleasure that my clients get from
the finished product. I also value
the relationships that develop with
clients."
Paul August
Landscape is
able to provide:
landscape design and
consultation, planting,
lawns, instant turf,
paving, ponds and
water features,
irrigation, potagers,
fences, pergolas,
decks, garden
renovations, mowing strips, edging
and children's play areas
Paul has a special interest in children's'
playgrounds and has worked with a
local daycare on their outdoor area.
The one he built for his grandchildren
has a castle with trap doors and a
turret, a sandpit, playhouse, and a
bridge (for the trolls to live under).
Though based in Carterton, Paul
August Landscape can work
anywhere from north of Pahiatua all
the way down to the south coast.
Visit their website at www.
augustlandscapes.co.nz and you
can get a really good idea of the
variety and scope of Paul's design
and construction capabilities.
www.augustlandscapes.co.nz
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